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1 in 4 adults with a mental illness have been a victim of violence in the past year

February 27, 2012
Adults with disabilities are at much greater risk of violence than adults without disabilities, according to a new meta-analysis published online first in the Lancet. Adults with mental illness appear to be particularly vulnerable and are nearly four times as likely to be a victim of violence than adults without a disability, with an estimated one in four having experienced violence in the past year. Read more
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